Articles by Laurie Higgins
![National Sexuality Education Standards Revealed National Sexuality Education Standards Revealed](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/JOSH-cover-4-1024x564.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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01.18.12
In January 2012, a new plan to usurp local control and impose liberal assumptions about sexuality on our nation’s children was unveiled. It is titled “National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K-12,” and it’s a creation of the...
![Cardinal George’s Troubling Apology Cardinal George’s Troubling Apology](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Cardinal-George.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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01.07.12
With all due respect to Cardinal Francis George, I think his apology is misguided and his reasoning troubling:
During a recent TV interview, speaking about this year’s Gay Pride Parade, I used an analogy that is inflammatory.
I am personally...
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Laurie Higgins
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01.05.12
I’m reluctant to beat a dead horse, but in light of a comment made by the pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and an editorial in the liberal National Catholic Reporter (NCR), a bit more needs to be...
![Cardinal Francis George Comments on Homosexual Pride Parade Cardinal Francis George Comments on Homosexual Pride Parade](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/moody.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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12.29.11
Organizers of Chicago’s annual celebration of sexual deviancy, oxymoronically named the Chicago “Gay Pride” Parade, decided to change the parade route and time for the 2012 parade. This change would have resulted in the disruption or cancellation of the 10:00...
![The Truth About Kwanzaa The Truth About Kwanzaa](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/42kwanzaa.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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12.22.11
Kwanzaa, the holiday ostensibly celebrating black history and culture, runs from Dec. 26-Jan. 1. While this relatively new holiday is honored even in some of our public schools, the origin of Kwanzaa is rarely shared with students. If schools were...
![Obama Administration’s Concern for the Persecuted Obama Administration’s Concern for the Persecuted](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Christian-Persecution.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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12.16.11
According to Open Doors, an organization whose mission is to strengthen and equip Christians to stand firm for Christ in the most oppressive countries around the world, “Nigeria had a total of 300 confirmed martyrs in 2011, Egypt at least...
![Hillary Clinton’s “Human Rights Day” Speech Hillary Clinton’s “Human Rights Day” Speech](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/hillary-clinton.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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12.06.11
On Dec. 6, 2011 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a speech in honor of International Human Rights Day which is celebrated on Dec. 10, the date in 1948 when the United Nations formally adopted the Universal Declaration of Human...
![New York Times on Sex Education New York Times on Sex Education](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Sex_Education-iStock9555876.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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11.28.11
Warning: The following article includes offensive and graphic content.
A recent New York Times article titled “Teaching Good Sex,” fawns over comprehensive sex educator Al Vernacchio, a 47-year-old homosexual Catholic “Sex Scholar” who teaches English and human sexuality at a...
![Illinois Homosexual Activists Proud of “Aggressive Lobbying Efforts” Illinois Homosexual Activists Proud of “Aggressive Lobbying Efforts”](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bernard-cherkasov-e1321548639451.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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11.15.11
It would behoove conservative Illinoisans to hear from the proverbial horse’s mouth exactly what homosexual activists are pursuing here in Illinois.
Below is a recent email sent by Illinois’ most influential and destructive homosexual activist organization, Equality Illinois, to its...
![DOMA Under Attack in the U.S. Senate DOMA Under Attack in the U.S. Senate](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Durbin-and-Kirk-e1330539040969.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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11.11.11
Liberal lawmakers in cahoots with homosexual activists and the Obama Administration will not rest until they’ve perverted every significant cultural institution in ways that will hasten America’s decline.
Pro-homosexual “agents of change” masquerading as “educators” have usurped government schools through...
![HB 3027 — Ideology Over Research HB 3027 — Ideology Over Research](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/House-Chambers-e1330538812912.png)
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Laurie Higgins
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11.07.11
Illinois State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago), the original sponsor of the comprehensive sex ed bill (HB 3027) that passed the Illinois State Senate on May 25, 2011 and may be called for a vote soon in the Illinois House, posted...
![Pro-Homosexual Play Zanna, Don’t! Causes Controversy in High School Pro-Homosexual Play Zanna, Don’t! Causes Controversy in High School](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Zanna-Dont.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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10.31.11
I’m beginning to wonder if there are any public school administrators who understand the concept of hubris. LifeSite News reported that Hartford Public High School in Hartford, Connecticut is embroiled in a controversy following the administration’s decision to allow the...
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Laurie Higgins
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10.24.11
The problematic and completely unnecessary Comprehensive Sex Ed bill, HB 3027 (Amendments 1 and 3), may be voted on in the Illinois State House this week. This bill is unnecessary because any school district that wants to use a comprehensive...
![Should Christians Attend a “Same-Sex Wedding”? Should Christians Attend a “Same-Sex Wedding”?](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/same-sex-ceremony.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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10.20.11
I don’t know why the question of whether Christians should attend the “same-sex marriage” ceremonies of family members, friends, or colleagues is such a stumper for Christians. Although the decision not to attend may be fraught with uncomfortable social implications,...
![Conservative Ineptitude Regarding Homosexuality Conservative Ineptitude Regarding Homosexuality](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/919142-gays-in-military-wedding.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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10.14.11
The ineptitude with which political candidates and the rest of us mere mortals answer questions regarding issues related to homosexuality is understandable given the vitriolic attacks with which truthful answers are greeted. But vitriol doesn’t justify ignorance, cowardice, or lack...